A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c42.s2.9

v3.c42.s2.9

The contents of chapter four (miśraka; 404–617) are of a miscellaneous nature: two recipes against vātarakta (404–405), four recipes against āmātisāra (406–412), four recipes for mahāsamgrāhika preparations²⁶ (413–417), a formula for a styptic (sthāpana) to be employed in haemorrhagic conditions (raktapitta) and abortions (pracyutagarbha) (418–425), four formulae against pravāhikā (426–430), twenty formulae against cough (kāsa) (431–468), five formulae against hiccup (hikkā) (469–473), eight formulae against cough (474–483), two formulae against a wide range of diseases (484–494), six formulae against fevers (494–505), two formulae against various disorders (505–508), five formulae²⁷ against diseases of the head (śīrṣaroga) (508–521), three formulae against coryza (pratiśyāya) (522–524), four formulae against toothache (dantaśūla) (525–531), six formulae against diseases of the ears (karṇaśūla) (532–542), formulae against some skin diseases (542–569), four formulae against sidhma (569–574), seven formulae against strangury (mūtraḳrcchra) (575–584), a formula against epistaxis (chardi) (593–597), three formulae against morbid thirst (tṛṣṇā) (598–602), six formulae against urinary disorders (prameha) (603–608), four formulae against erysipelas (visarpa) (608–613), and three formulae against morbid pallor and jaundice (pāṇḍu and kāmalā) (614–617).